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Gregory Maguire Quotes

A man is called a traitor, or liberator. A rich man is a theif or philanthropist. Is one a crusader or ruthless invader? It’s all in which label is able to persist Picture Quote #1

Maybe the definition of home is the place where you are never forgiven. So you may always belong there, bound by guilt. And maybe the cost of belonging is worth it Picture Quote #1

As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention Picture Quote #1

Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny Picture Quote #1

If you’re ever in doubt, throw a pepper in the air. If it fails to come down, you have gone mad, so don’t trust in anything Picture Quote #1

Galinda didn’t often stop to consider whether she believed in what she said or not; the whole point of conversations was flow Picture Quote #1

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The colossal might of wickedness: how we love to locate it massively elsewhere. But so much of it comes down to what each one of us does between breakfast and bedtime Picture Quote #1

If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it Picture Quote #1

Immortality is a chancy thing; it cannot be promised or earned. Perhaps it cannot even be identified for what it is Picture Quote #1

It’s the place of the story, beginning here, in the meadow of late summer flowers, thriving before the Atlantic storms drive wet and winter upon them all Picture Quote #1

So let my hands and my face make their way in this world, let my hungry eyes see, my tongue taste Picture Quote #1

... the decades looked on and didn’t notice her passing. They stared from their fixed mounts across at each other and didn’t see revolution striding between them, on her way to destiny Picture Quote #1

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The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance; some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase Picture Quote #1

Just my luck, if I believed in luck. I only believe in the opposite of luck, whatever that is Picture Quote #1

I never use the words HUMANIST or HUMANITARIAN, as it seems to me that to be human is to be capable of the most heinous crimes in nature Picture Quote #1

“Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” “Always the godfather, never the god” Picture Quote #1

And a puzzle is for the piecing together, especially for the young, who still believe it can be done Picture Quote #1

Approval is overrated... Approval and disapproval alike satisfy those who deliver it more than those who receive it. I don’t care for approval, and I don’t mind doing without Picture Quote #1

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Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you’re a bit larger than you used to be Picture Quote #1

Quoting reminds me there are other people in the world besides only me. And other thoughts besides mine, and other ways of thinking Picture Quote #1

Elphaba looked like something between an animal and an animal, like something more than life but not quite life Picture Quote #1

Forget us, forget us all, it makes no difference now, but don’t forget we loved it when we were alive Picture Quote #1

It isn’t whether you do it well or ill, it’s that you do it all Picture Quote #1

But she woke up just then, and in the moonlight covered herself with a blanket. She smiled at him drowsily and called him “Yero, my hero,” and that melted his heart Picture Quote #1

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“I learned to fly on a broom,” he said, rolling up his sleeves. “I can learn to milk a goat, I bet.” Though flying on a broom proved to be the easier task, he found Picture Quote #1

... looking at him makes her feel like laughing all over - as if she could laugh not just with her mouth but with her eyes, her heart, her very limbs Picture Quote #1

So she listened hard. And she began to evolve, because stories work their magic that way. They build conviction and erode conviction in equal measure Picture Quote #1

She dreamed of leaving, but she had too little exposure to the world to imagine where to go Picture Quote #1

The melody faded like a rainbow after a storm, or like winds calming down at last; and what was left was calm, and possibility, and relief Picture Quote #1

His avenging angel had come to call him home. A suicide was waiting for him back in his own world, and by now he ought to have learned enough to get through it successfully Picture Quote #1

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A man is called a traitor, or liberator. A rich man is a theif or philanthropist. Is one a crusader or ruthless invader? It’s all in which label is able to persist (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Maybe the definition of home is the place where you are never forgiven. So you may always belong there, bound by guilt. And maybe the cost of belonging is worth it (Gregory Maguire Quotes) As long as people are going to call you lunatic anyway, why not get the benefit of it? It liberates you from convention (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny (Gregory Maguire Quotes) If you’re ever in doubt, throw a pepper in the air. If it fails to come down, you have gone mad, so don’t trust in anything (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Galinda didn’t often stop to consider whether she believed in what she said or not; the whole point of conversations was flow (Gregory Maguire Quotes) The colossal might of wickedness: how we love to locate it massively elsewhere. But so much of it comes down to what each one of us does between breakfast and bedtime (Gregory Maguire Quotes) If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Immortality is a chancy thing; it cannot be promised or earned. Perhaps it cannot even be identified for what it is (Gregory Maguire Quotes) It’s the place of the story, beginning here, in the meadow of late summer flowers, thriving before the Atlantic storms drive wet and winter upon them all (Gregory Maguire Quotes) So let my hands and my face make their way in this world, let my hungry eyes see, my tongue taste (Gregory Maguire Quotes) ... the decades looked on and didn’t notice her passing. They stared from their fixed mounts across at each other and didn’t see revolution striding between them, on her way to destiny (Gregory Maguire Quotes) The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance; some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Just my luck, if I believed in luck. I only believe in the opposite of luck, whatever that is (Gregory Maguire Quotes) I never use the words HUMANIST or HUMANITARIAN, as it seems to me that to be human is to be capable of the most heinous crimes in nature (Gregory Maguire Quotes) “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.” “Always the godfather, never the god” (Gregory Maguire Quotes) And a puzzle is for the piecing together, especially for the young, who still believe it can be done (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Approval is overrated... Approval and disapproval alike satisfy those who deliver it more than those who receive it. I don’t care for approval, and I don’t mind doing without (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Books fall open, you fall in. When you climb out again, you’re a bit larger than you used to be (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Quoting reminds me there are other people in the world besides only me. And other thoughts besides mine, and other ways of thinking (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Elphaba looked like something between an animal and an animal, like something more than life but not quite life (Gregory Maguire Quotes) Forget us, forget us all, it makes no difference now, but don’t forget we loved it when we were alive (Gregory Maguire Quotes) It isn’t whether you do it well or ill, it’s that you do it all (Gregory Maguire Quotes) But she woke up just then, and in the moonlight covered herself with a blanket. She smiled at him drowsily and called him “Yero, my hero,” and that melted his heart (Gregory Maguire Quotes) “I learned to fly on a broom,” he said, rolling up his sleeves. “I can learn to milk a goat, I bet.” Though flying on a broom proved to be the easier task, he found (Gregory Maguire Quotes) ... looking at him makes her feel like laughing all over - as if she could laugh not just with her mouth but with her eyes, her heart, her very limbs (Gregory Maguire Quotes) So she listened hard. And she began to evolve, because stories work their magic that way. They build conviction and erode conviction in equal measure (Gregory Maguire Quotes) She dreamed of leaving, but she had too little exposure to the world to imagine where to go (Gregory Maguire Quotes) The melody faded like a rainbow after a storm, or like winds calming down at last; and what was left was calm, and possibility, and relief (Gregory Maguire Quotes) His avenging angel had come to call him home. A suicide was waiting for him back in his own world, and by now he ought to have learned enough to get through it successfully (Gregory Maguire Quotes)

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